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| Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner Train #1790 at San Luis Obispo which will be heading for points towards Los Angeles and San Diego. Heading to LA, the train operates in "push mode" with the locomotive suppling power from the rear and a cab control car on the front. |
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| "The Iron Road Pioneers" display at the Historic Railroad District in San Luis Obispo next to the Amtrak Station. |
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| A view from the pedestrian bridge south of the San Luis Obispo station looking north. |
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| A couple "perks" for riding in Business Class, a snack pack and a Diet Pepsi! |
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| Some very expensive real estate near Grover Beach, CA. |
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| Lots of farmland near Oceano, CA. |
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| Oceano Dunes! That's a lot of sand!!! |
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| Now at Guadalupe, CA, there's a yellow extended-vision caboose on display in the parking lot there! |
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| Farmland south of Guadalupe, CA. |
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| P42DC #131 leads northbound Train #14 - The Coast Starlight which required our train to pull into a siding to let him pass us. |
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| A small ranch near Casmalia, CA. |
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| An enormous sand dune near Casmalia. |
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| Now arriving at Lompoc-Surf Station, CA. |
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| The beach along with the Lompoc-Surf Station are actually located on Vandenberg Air Force Base but are open to the public. |
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| Some nice oceanfront property south of Lompoc. |
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| The Pacific Ocean is just plain beautiful! This is one of many reasons why I love making these trips!!! |
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| Jalama Beach Park! This hidden gem in Santa Barbara County will be getting a lot of coverage later in this travelogue, keep reading!!! |
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| Gotta love those high cliffs next to the ocean!!! |
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| The fishing pier at Gaviota State Beach. This is another beach that will get some big coverage later in this travelogue!!! |
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| Refugio State Beach in Goleta, CA. |
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| Taking a break now at Santa Barbara, CA. |
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| The beautiful Santa Barbara Amtrak Station. |
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| Former Southern Pacific Business Car #142 hiding behind all that construction going on at the Santa Barbara station! |
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| One more quick look at Santa Barbara before heading south. |
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| US Highway 101 south of Carpinteria. |
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| Rincon Beach near Ventura. |
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| Emma Wood State Beach in Ventura, another place I'll be visiting later in the travelogue!!! |
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| Taking an unexpected break at Moorpark, CA. It would be too dark to take anymore photos after leaving here. Check out the link below to get in some great California Coastal Railfanning!!! |
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